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My "Indy-ish" S&W

Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 5:43 am
by DeWayne
I just picked this up a few days ago. It's my first gun. It's actually a "Royal Hong Kong Police" model .38. Not an Indy gun really, but for me it's a close-enough for now pistol. Besides, I think it's got character and a rather interesting history of it's own. Thanks for looking. :TOH:

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Re: My "Indy-ish" S&W

Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:44 am
by Texan Scott
That's a nice piece, DW. Where did you purchase it?

Re: My "Indy-ish" S&W

Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 11:41 am
by Mark Raats
I think we all assume that Indy kept his revolvers and pistols to only one or two, but even by his own admission he went through these things like water - always loosing them in fights or after he had thrown them at some nasty or other when he ran out of bullets..

I recall seeing him with one of these beauties in his holster while he was fleeing a marauding troop of angry Khamag Mongols on the desolate eastern Mongolian Plains..

Beautiful piece mate!

Regards

MARK

Re: My "Indy-ish" S&W

Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 4:10 pm
by kwad
You done good DeWayne, That is one cool piece you got there.

If you plan on shooting it with any frequency, just be glad that it is a .38 rather than a .455. Much easier on the pocket book!

Re: My "Indy-ish" S&W

Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 5:31 pm
by Chewbacca Jones
kwad wrote:If you plan on shooting it with any frequency, just be glad that it is a .38 rather than a .455. Much easier on the pocket book!
And the wrists! :lol:

Very nice. .38's are awesome, and that's a sharp one.

Re: My "Indy-ish" S&W

Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 12:20 am
by Raidersince81
Tundrarider wrote:As stated, though technically not SA, this gun is way too "Indyish" to be labeled "close-enough!" :whip: I love the well worn condition it is in.



Agreed. that's a nice piece and the distressing is really well done. Did you do it? If so, high marks! :TOH:

Re: My "Indy-ish" S&W

Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 7:59 am
by DeWayne
Wow! Thank you guys for all the kind words!

Texan Scott, I got this at a local dealer about ten minutes from my house, "Wild Bill's Old West Trading Co." They're in Elk Grove, CA and have been for a long time. Great selection there. Very nice people and it turns out the current owner actually lives within walking distance of where I live now.

I didn't do any distressing Raidersince81, this is exactly how I got it. It's distressing is most likely from the years it saw as a service pistol for the Royal Hong Kong Police. This pistol just has a ton of character, which is why it caught my eye. Considering the awesome guns I know some of you have here, it means a lot that you like the looks of this one. :TOH:

Re: My "Indy-ish" S&W

Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 9:00 am
by pigirondan
That's a shooter.

Re: My "Indy-ish" S&W

Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 10:10 pm
by scot2525
Nice looking firearm Dewayne. It does scream Indy and could be the basis of the FBI .38 airsoft replica that many here have purchased.

Nice Coyle Raiders jacket too, wish mine looked liked that. ;)

Re: My "Indy-ish" S&W

Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 7:23 am
by M1917
My first Indy gun was a pre-war S&W Model 10. That's before I got educated on Indy's proper firearms! ;)
It looks like a copy of the model ten. It should give you good service as an Indy gun and a self defense firearm too! Enjoy!

Re: My "Indy-ish" S&W

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:38 am
by IndyMack
She's a keeper IMO. :clap: